Population

Canada is the second largest country in the world (9,970,610 km2) and in 1999, the population of Canada was estimated to have reached 30.4 million. However, due to Canada's large geographic land mass, it has one of the smallest population density ratios in the world at 2.9 persons/km.
Canada is made up of ten provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundlad; and two territories: Yukon and North Western.
Languages : the official languages in Canada are English, (mainly spoken in New Foundland and Prince Edward Island) and French (mainly spoken in Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.) However, one can come across international communities where other languages are spoken such as Chinese, Italian, German, just to name a few.
The predominant religion is the Roman Catholic church, but other religions like Protestant and Eastern non-Christian (Islam, Buddhism) are also practiced.
Student Population :
Number of students: 1.5 million
Universities :
700.000
Community colleges :
105.000
Number of foreign students:
In 1998, more than 101,000 foreign students were enrolled in Canadian institutions.
Capital: Ottawa (pop: 325,000)
Principle cities : Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
Principle University cities:
   Montreal (McGill, Concordia, University of Montreal),
   Toronto (University of Toronto, York University),
   Vancouver (University of British Columbia),
   Ottawa (Carleton University, University of Ottawa),
   Calgary (University of Calgary),
   Edmonton (University of Alberta),
   Victoria (University of Victoria),
   Waterloo (University of Waterloo),
   Hamilton (McMaster University),
   London (University of Western Ontario),
   Kingston (Queen's University)